Characteristics and risk factors of tobacco consumption among University of Sharjah students, 2005
Резюме
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence, patterns and risk factors of tobacco consumption among a stratified random sample of students at University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates [UAE], during 2005. The overall reported smoking prevalence among 1057 sampled students was 15.1%; cigarette smokers were 9.4% and waterpipe smokers 5.6%. While women comprised only 8.9% of cigarette smokers, they were 26.2% of waterpipe smokers. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the most important predictors for smoking among the students were: male sex, having a smoking friend, having a smoking family member [father/mother/both], non-UAE nationality and older age. There is a need to intensify efforts to prevent young people from starting smoking and to help young smokers to stopОписание
Mandil, A., Hussein, A., Omer, H., Turki, G. & Gaber, I. (2007). Characteristics and risk factors of tobacco consumption among University of Sharjah students, 2005. EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 13 (6), 1449-1458, 2007 https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/117396